cant delete a file!!!
Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2003 10:53 pm
still no joy!! the file extension is video clip , thats what it says anyway ???? any more ideas? ive tried the notepad trick nut no still wont be deleted!!! Page 1 of 2
Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2003 10:53 pmPosted: Thu Dec 25, 2003 11:04 pmPosted: Thu Dec 25, 2003 11:23 pmPosted: Thu Dec 25, 2003 11:30 pmPosted: Fri Dec 26, 2003 12:10 amPosted: Fri Dec 26, 2003 2:30 amPosted: Fri Dec 26, 2003 8:01 amPosted: Fri Dec 26, 2003 9:57 pm still no joy!! the file extension is video clip , thats what it says anyway ???? any more ideas? ive tried the notepad trick nut no still wont be deleted!!! Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2003 10:09 pmAre you signed-on as the Administrator? brad
Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2003 10:17 pmyes mate! i am although set up for my family to use im the only one who actually uses it! thanks for sticking with me on this its really annoying when you get a problem like this isnt it!!
Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2003 10:38 pmThis may sound "trite" but have you tried manually "dragging" the file to the Recycle Bin? brad
Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2003 10:49 pmyes mate i have!!!
Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2003 12:19 amTry shutting down WinDVD. It leaves a little icon in you system tray next to your clock. Make sure you right click on that icon and close the app. Then try deleting them.
Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2003 12:38 amim using winDV to capture video, its just a simple capture program winDVD is an entirely different program but thanks for trying to help!
Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2003 1:16 amInsert the Windows XP CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive, and then restart the computer.
When the "Welcome to Setup" screen appears, press R to start the Recovery Console.
You must type the number for your windows installation most likely 1 (one) then press enter.
If you just press enter then your system will reboot.
When you are prompted to do so, type the Administrator password. If the administrator password is blank, just press ENTER.
Now at the command prompt
Type “cd name-of-directory” (without the quotes) that has the files in it you want to delete.
Once you navigate to the directory that contains the files you want to delete.
Type “dir” (without the quotes) to see the list of files in the directory and the name of the files you want to delete.
Chances are that the files will be named something like ghost ~1.avi and ghost ~2.avi
Type “del ghost ~1.avi” (without the quotes) this will delete the file.
Once you delete the files, type “exit” to reboot your system, don’t forget to take out your CD.
When the "Welcome to Setup" screen appears, press R to start the Recovery Console.
You must type the number for your windows installation most likely 1 (one) then press enter.
If you just press enter then your system will reboot.
When you are prompted to do so, type the Administrator password. If the administrator password is blank, just press ENTER.
Now at the command prompt
Type “cd name-of-directory” (without the quotes) that has the files in it you want to delete.
Once you navigate to the directory that contains the files you want to delete.
Type “dir” (without the quotes) to see the list of files in the directory and the name of the files you want to delete.
Chances are that the files will be named something like ghost ~1.avi and ghost ~2.avi
Type “del ghost ~1.avi” (without the quotes) this will delete the file.
Once you delete the files, type “exit” to reboot your system, don’t forget to take out your CD.